A POLISH lorry driver who stopped off in Coventry to order his daughter to return home to Poland has been handed a five- week jail sentence.

Zbigniew Olczyk appeared at Coventry Crown Court on Friday after he pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of an offensive weapon, assault by beating and possession of a bladed article.

The court heard how Olczyk, aged 52, had been making a delivery in Birmingham on August 11 when he decided to visit his daughter who lived in Woodway Lane, Coventry.

Olczyk forced his way into her house at about 3.50pm, with a six-inch knife in his pocket and a metal pole down his trouser leg.

Talbir Singh, prosecuting, said Olczyk demanded his daughter pack her bags and return with him to Poland. She refused and he slapped her across the cheek.

On his arrest, Olczyk told officers he always carried the metal pole inside his trousers for his job and the knife was a sports knife for throwing at boards.

Defending Olczyk, Kevin Saunders said he had pleaded guilty as a “very real indication of his remorse.”

He added: “This offence arose out of his love and care for his daughter. The knife was never brandished but his daughter had since returned to Poland, and as the sole breadwinner of the family, the defendant is keen to return to Poland.”

Olczyk, who has already served three weeks in prison, was handed a five-week sentence and told he could now return home.